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Saturday, February 20, 2016

"In this week's news, top steps for successful postsecondary credentials; the
debate around free community college tuition continues; saving money on college
textbooks; and Coursera launches project-based courses." summarizes Laura Devaney.

Catch up on the most compelling higher-ed news stories you may have missed this week.
Each
Friday, Laura Devaney will be bringing you a recap of some of the most
interesting and thought-provoking news developments that occurred over
the week.

I can’t fit all of our news stories here, though, so feel free to visiteCampusNews.comand read up on other news you may have missed.

Coursera launches project-based courses Coursera announced it is offering 12 new project-based courses in topics from persuasive writing to computer construction.Read more...

Textbook Liberation Fund aims to save students $1B A new $500,000 fund will provide grants to faculty members or departments who want to transition their courses away from high-priced textbooks.Read more...

Calif. students may receive free community college tuition There’s been a lot of talk about California offering free tuition to all community college students in the state.Read more...

5 vital focus areas to make postsecondary credentials a success What will it take to make credentialing an easier process for students? How can education stakeholders validate credentials? What do employers need from today’s credentials? How can minority learners better take advantage of credentials?Read more... Source:eCampus News

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Hello, my name is Helge Scherlund and I am the Education Editor and Online Educator of this personal weblog and the founder of eLearning • Computer-Mediated Communication Center.
I have an education in the teaching adults and adult learning from Roskilde University, with Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) and Human Resource Development (HRD) as specially studied subjects. I am the author of several articles and publications about the use of decision support tools, e-learning and computer-mediated communication. I am a member of The Danish Mathematical Society (DMF), The Danish Society for Theoretical Statistics (DSTS) and an individual member of the European Mathematical Society (EMS). Note: Comments published here are purely my own and do not reflect those of my current or future employers or other organizations.